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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-12-18 Conservation Commission Minutes �1 Conservation Commission Meeting Minutes December 18, 2003 Members Present: Scott Masse, Chairman, and Joseph W Lynch, Jr , Deborah Feltovic, John J Mabon, Sean F McDonough Absent Members: Albert Manzi, Jr , Vice Chairman, Beth Wescott Staff Members Present: Julie Parrino, Conservation Administrator, Alison McKay, Conservation Associate, Donna Wedge, Conservation Secretary Meeting Came to Order at: 7:10 pm Quorum Present. General Business 61A, Meeting Commons (Zahouiko) No one was present A motion by Deborah Feltovic'to decline the right to purchase the property under the provisions of Chapter 61A, seconded by Mr Mabon Unanimous 242-441,Modification, Lot 3 Long Pasture (Crowley) (Long Pasture Realty Trust) The applicant Stephen Crowley and Mr Nigro were present Mrs Parrino presented an overview of the project history and identified the noted modification changes Ms Parrmo stated the house was proposed 90 feet from the wetlands,but the house was built 77 feet away The top of the foundation is 4 feet higher than approved and the driveway built further from the wetlands than proposed A brick walk and two front porches were built on the house greater than 50 feet from the wetlands Two light posts were installed along the edge of the driveway and the septic system reconfiguration has resulted in higher grades The original plans lacked details and only displays a box house footprint and a driveway Condition# 30 requires that the driveway servicing the lot be located within the driveway easement as shown on Lot 4 & 5 subject to the Planning board issuance of a permit The lot is stable Mr McDonough questioned if certification letters were submitted by the engineer A motion to issue the modification was made by Mr Mabon, seconded Ms Feltovic Unanimous Mr Lynch made a motion to reconsider the vote for the modification Mr Mabon seconded the motion Mr Lynch stated the inverts on the culverts under the roadway were constructed differently than proposed on the approved plans and therefore the water impoundment could not impact Plisinski's property at 505 Forest Street A motion to issue the modification was made by Mr Lynch, seconded by Ms Feltovic Unanimous 242-441,PCOC, Lot 3 Long Pasture (Crowley) (Long Pasture Realty Trust) The applicant Stephen Crowley and Mr Nigro were present Mr Crowley stated the roadway was accepted and the whole Subdivision is stable Mr McDonough questioned if certification (�� letters were submitted by the engineer Ms Parrino stated they were recently submitted Scott Masse questioned why they were dated in October9 Mr Crowley stated it took him some time to get the paperwork together to file for the lots A motion to issue the PCOC was made by Ms Feltovic, seconded by Mr Mabon Unanimous 242-441,PCOC, Lot 4 Long Pasture (Vista) (Long Pasture Realty Trust) The applicant Stephen Crowley and Mr Nigro were present Ms Parrino stated almost the entire lot is outside of the 100-foot buffer zone and a small portion of the driveway and utilities for lot 3 exist within an easement on this lot One brick masonry light post exists within the 50-foot No- Build The driveway for Lot 3 was constructed further from the wetlands than proposed Brian LaGrasse issued a letter dated June 19, 2001 to Mr Crowley stating he conducted an inspection and the site appears to be in conformance with the Order of Conditions The lot is stabilized A motion to issue the PCOC was made by Mr Mabon, seconded by Ms Feltovic Unanimous 242-441,PCOC, Lot 7 Long Pasture (Crowell) (Long Pasture Realty Trust) The applicant Stephen Crowley and Mr Nigro were present Ms Parrino stated a modification was issued for both Lot 7 & 8 for regrading as depicted on the Modification Plan/Grading Plan dated 3/18/97 The order was Amended in April of 2000 for acceptance of the Modification Plan for Lot 7 The modification was for a pool, filter deck and fence The proposed pool met the 50- foot setback requirement The house shown on the modification plan was larger than the footprint originally proposed The pool and fence configuration are different than what was proposed, however, all setbacks have been adhered to and the work is located further from the wetlands The changes in the house meets all the setbacks required A motion to issue the PCOC was made by Mr Mabon, seconded by Ms Feltovic Unanimous 242-441,PCOC,Lot 8 Long Pasture (Herald) Long Pasture Realty Trust) The applicant Stephen Crowley and Mr Nigro were present A modification was issued for this lot for grading in 1997 The house was constructed further back on the lot than approved The house and deck is outside of the 100-foot buffer zone There is an isolated non jurisdictional wetland located to the front of the property The lot is stable A motion to issue the PCOC was made by Ms Feltovic, seconded by Mr Mabon Unanimous Recess for 25 minutes Public Hearings at 8:00pm Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation (Cont.) 242-1228, Route 114, McGregor Fence Co. (McGregor) (Epsilon)(Cont.from 12/3/03) The applicant is still researching for the BLSF data and has requested to continue to the 1/14/04 meeting A motion to continue to the January 14, 2004 meeting was made by Ms Feltovic, seconded by Mr Mabon Unanimous J Notice of Intents (Continued) 242-1220, 57, 100, 157 Turnpike Street (Eaglewood Properties) (VHB) (Cont.from 12//3/03) Jon Stevenson of VHB and Gene Crouch of VHB were present Mr Stevenson discussed a draft agreement letter with Northmark Bank is pending and will be submitted when finalized A memo has been submitted detailing the background information of Urban Retail Properties Co who will be doing the site maintenance A list of properties they maintain was submitted Gene Crouch addressed the off-site snow removal impacts to the hydrology of the resource area Mr Crouch stated the ground is usually frozen in the winter and snow melt usually results in surface flow The TR55 calculations recognize the frozen conditions and the coefficient changes as the runoff curves are higher in the winter The project actually improves the infiltration capabilities on site as runoff is directed to infiltration basins Lisa Eggleston lust submitted her review letter Mr Lynch conducted a site visit at Brookstone in Andover and the Acton Shopping Plaza to review the conditions of the sites maintained by Urban Retail Co Snow stockpiling appeared to be an issue at both sites In Andover, the snow was piled close to the Shawsheen River It was difficult to determine how clean the sites were due to the heavy snow conditions A very strict O &M Plan needs to be put in place and the applicants needs to address Lisa's comments in her letter received today Mr Lynch discussed �l comment#13 in Lisa's letter which addressed the soil testing required on site He is aware of / high groundwater on the site and wants perk testing and results submitted before the close of the hearing Jon Stevenson thought the soil testing would be conditioned The infiltrators will be located in filled areas They currently have three firms bidding on the geotechnical testing to be conducted on the site A motion to continue to January 14, 2004 was made by Ms Feltovic, seconded by Mr Mabon Unanimous 242-1231, Town Common Utility Proiect (Mass Electric) (ENSR) (Cont. from 12/3/03) Robert Hebert of Mass Electric and David Klinch of ENSR were present. At the last hearing, Scott Masse requested a letter from Verizon and Comcast acknowledging their involvement in the project. The letter is not ready for submittal The other concern raised at the last hearing was whether spill containment pads should be installed around the transformers Four transformers will be installed, 2 at the museum, 1 at the Trustees of Reservation and 1 near the Church Installing the pad near the Church transformer will require approximately'/z dozen of truckloads of fill The most likely cause of failure at this transformer would be automobile accidents The transformer is approximately 75 feet from the wetland Joe Lynch questioned if grading a containment area around the transformer would replace the need for a containment pad Mr Hebert stated the spill contents would infiltrate into the ground Mr Lynch stated he wanted the containment pad at that one location near the Church Mr Masse stated he wants the letters from Venzon and Comcast acknowledging their involvement in the project and revised plans depicting the containment pad at the Great Pond Road and Stevens Street corner A motion to continue to the January 14, 2004 meeting was made by Ms Feltovic, seconded by Mr Mabon l Unanimous l r 242-1227, 129 Cotuit Street (Saraceno) (Neve Associates)(Cont. from 12/3/03) J John Morin of Neve Associates was present Ms Parrino stated the Commission requested stream stats data to be submitted for the stream as abutters claim it is intermittent Mr Morin subntted data depicting a watershed size of 0 11 with a flow of 0 at the 99% flow duration, which indicates it, is intermittent Revised plans have been submitted with a detailed construction schedule Mr Morin discussed the revised plan depicts a versa-lock wall proposed 35' from the edge of the wetland resource area Erosion controls have been extended along the length of the left hand property line The catch basin grate was opened to determine the location of the piping The outlet does not appear to exist behind the subject property They walked the rear of the property and did not observe an outlet structure The roof gutters will be tied into the foundation dram trenches The utility service will not be installed until the spring Mr Lynch questioned the streamstats data and reviewed the watershed delineation Mr Lynch stated energy dissipators may be necessary at the end of the foundation drains Brian Long, an abutter, stated his concerns about the road condition and the heavy runoff into the street The client is eager to close the public hearing because he has issues with the bank securing his loans Ms Parrino is willing to submit a letter stating the permit will be issued at the next hearing and no outstanding issues remain A motion to continue the hearing until January 14, 2004, was made by Mr Mabon, seconded by Ms Feltovic Unanimous 242-1226, 70 Oakes Drive (Talbot) (New England Engineering)(Cont.from 12/3/03) Ben Osgood of New England Engineering was present Mr. Osgood discussed the applicant has been trying to get in touch with Natural Heritage but has not heard any thing from them A motion to continue to the January 14, 2004 meeting was made by Ms Feltovic, seconded by Mr Mabon Unanimous Notice of Intents (New) NACC# 14, 975 Forest Street (Dana Dubois) (Hancock) Stacey Carpenter of Hancock Environmental Consultants and Applicants Mr &Mrs Dubois were present Mr Mabon read the legal notice Stacy Carpenter presented an overview of the project The project consists of the removal and replacement of an existing porch A 50-foot No- Disturbance and 75-foot No-Build Zone is enforced for an ephemeral pool habitat The living space of the sunporch will be expanded but will be cantilevered over the proposed posts Natural Heritage has been notified as a courtesy Ms Parrino stated the wetland line has been reviewed and approved and work will not extend further than the existing impacted area Mr Mabon questioned if additional enhancement could be provided for altered areas in the 50' No- Disturbance Zone He questioned if enhancement would benefit the area Mr Lynch stated he wants medallions installed at the 50-foot No-Disturbance area A motion to close the hearing and issue a decision in 21 days was made by Mr Lynch, seconded by Ms Feltovic Unanimous 242-1230, Lot 3 Saville Street (Saville Development) (Seekamp) Laurie Powers of Seekamp Environmental Consulting and the applicant Mr John Ruth were present Mr Mabon read the legal notice Ms Powers presented an overview of the project ` which consists of the construction of a single family home in the buffer zone to bordering 1 vegetated wetland The house is approximately 514 feet from edge of bordering vegetated j wetland and a fieldstone wall is proposed along entire length of the No-Disturbance Zone The Flags need to be re-established Ms Parrino stated the wetlands were approved under an RDA filing in December of 2001 Lots are small and no error for setback construction can occur Mr Cliff Pool, abutter of Wesley Street raised his concerns about the truck usage in the neighborhood He questioned why Saville Street could not be extended Chris Ham??, an abutter on Booth Street raised concerns about the trucks usage in the area John Casey, an abutter on Booth Street raised concerns about the stormwater management plans for this area Chris Maddigan of 44 Woodlea Village raised concerns about the detention pond Barry York an Abutter of 39 Woodlea Village raised concerns about the drainage design in the area Chris Pool stated he has been waiting for Robert Ahern to contact him to discuss his concerns Mr Ahern sent him a letter stating he would meet with him for discussion, however, Mr Pool has not yet heard from him Currently, the residents of Woodlea Village are experiencing drainage and flooding problems and they are concerned the new development may increase the impacts The Commission discussed whether the proposed 2' high retaining wall was sufficient or should the wall height be increased to 4' It was decided that a 2' high wall was satisfactory A motion to close the hearing and issue a decision in 21 days was made by Mr Mabon, seconded by Ms Feltovic Unanimous 242-1229,Lot 4 Saville Street (JMR Development) (Seekamp) Laurie Powers of Seekamp Environmental Consulting and the applicant, John Ruth were present Ms Powers presented an overview of the project which consists of the construction of a single- family house in the buffer zone to bordering vegetated wetland The house is approximately 50 2 feet from the edge of the bordering vegetated wetland A deck is proposed to the side of the house and a fieldstone wall is proposed The wetland line formerly reviewed under a previous filing under an RDA in December of 2001 Ms Parnno recommended the fieldstone wall should be extended along the entire length of the 25-foot No-Disturbance Zone or the limit or clearing be reduced There is a high likelihood for encroachment into the 25' No-Disturbance Zone without a physical barrier along the limit of clearing Ms Parrino stated prior to construction wetland flags must be replaced She questioned dewatering and soil stockpiling areas9 Mr Lynch questioned if this house had a walk out basement or a second means of egress off the back of the house Considering the 50' No-Build runs along the back of the house, there is no room for patios or stairs The applicant stated there is no back egress and the second egress will be off the side of the house The Commission requested revised plans be submitted showing the location of the extended wall In addition, the Commission requested the applicant to submit a letter acknowledging a second egress will not be allowed from the rear of the house A motion to continue to the January 14, 2004 meeting was made by Ms Feltovic, seconded by Mr Lynch Unanimous 242-0000, 1003 Osgood Street- Lakeview Farm Development (Thomas Properties, LLC)(West Environmental) Mark West of West Environmental and Brian Darcy of Thomas Properties LLC were present Mr Masse left the room due to a conflict of interest Mr Lynch took over as Chairman Mr Mabon read the legal notice Mr West provided an overview of the project which consists of an addition to an existing building, associated parking, stormwater management and the construction of a soccer field in the buffer zone to BVW located on Lake Cochichewick The applicants stated the office space and apartment would be one owner and the fields would be ( used by the North Andover public for day use mostly by children ten years and younger Ms �1 Parrino briefly discussed some of the stormwater management concerns The project must be sent to Lisa Eggleston for review and escrow must be established The site is located in a critical area and the 1"inch of runoff must be treated Mr Lynch stated because this is in the Watershed Protection District it is a critical area The wetland line has not yet been reviewed and approved in the field A motion to setup an escrow account in the amount of$2500 was made by Mr Mabon, seconded Ms Feltovic Unanimous A motion to continue to the January 14, 2004 meeting was made by Mr Mabon, seconded by Ms Feltovic Unanimous Decisions NACC #14, 975 Forest Street A motion to set bond in the amount of$1500, wetland markers, 6 planting along the 50-foot No- Build Zone and as-built plans was made by Mr Mabon, seconded by Ms Feltovic Unanimous 242-1230, Lot 3 Saville Street A motion to set bond in the amount of$3000, wetland markers, fieldstone wall, foundation plan with wetland line setbacks, and as-built plans was made by Ms Feltovic, seconded by Mr Mabon Unanimous Meeting adjourned at 10:20pm.